FREELAND — The Freeland Community Schools saw an increase in enrollment during today’s student "Count Day."

The district, which recorded 1,841 students on last year’s Count Day, boosted enrollment to 1,868 students this year, which is an increase of about 1.5 percent.

Matthew A. Cairy, the superintendent of the Freeland Community School District, said that the school district did anticipate an increase this year.

“We’ve had very steady student numbers here in Freeland,” Cairy said. “We have not seen any decline in our population. We expected our student population to be stable.”

Student Count Day carries monetary benefits, as each student in the Freeland Community School District represents $6,846 in state funds to the district. The increase of 27 students is worth an additional $184,842 to the school district.